Pearls & Flip Flops

Book club

I am charged with choosing the book for next month book club. Any suggestions?

Latkes

I just got the undeniable urge to make latkes. Nom nom nom.

Dentist

I like my dentist a lot. Mind you I hate going to the dentist but if I have to go I like to go to this one. I like him so much that I drive 45 minutes each way to see him. I got a bright n early this morning for an 8 am visit. Imagine my surprise when they had called everyone else’s name and I was sitting in the office for 15 minutes wondering when it would be my turn. I looked down at my phone and realized my appointment was not until tomorrow. Wishing you a monday that starts off better than mine.

Airport Musings

I got to the airport at 530 am this morning for a 9 am flight. Sounds crazy….buttttttt here’s the issue. I had to get to the airport to make a flight change. The option was leave at 7am and connect or wait until 9am for a direct flight. But I couldn’t switch to the direct flight unless I was at the airport. And there was a chance the flight would be full. It wasn’t. So im here. Three and a half hours early.

Its silly. Especially because I could have used those hours for sleep.

Dear Airlines : get rid of these stupid policies and your skies will be much friendlier….

Ps not flying with the Friendly Skies airline, but still.

K-Dash

That happened so fast I didn’t even have a chance to watch the wedding.

What a Difference a Year Makes

Tonight last year (on the Jewish calendar), I sat at the hospital with my mom.   I had planned to be at temple, celebrating the Jewish new year, but a dark room combined with my dad’s unsteady feet had other plans.  A year ago, I sat with my mom, still grieving the loss of my grandmother, and faced with a new challenge:  a dad with a broken hip and Parkinson’s disease.  I really, honestly, wasn’t sure it was going to get much better.  I thought my dad would be confined to a wheelchair for the rest of his life.

Tonight, after finishing our Rosh Hashonah meal, I realized how lucky I am and how different things are.  My dad, as you know, had deep brain stimulation surgery.  He has worked incredibly hard at rehab.  He brings his walker and canes with him everywhere he goes.  His wheelchair is always in the car-just in case.  Tonight, my dad picked up his walker and moved it out of his way.  He didn’t use it to walk, he walked with it to move it out of his way.  Sure, it was a mere ten feet, but my dad, a year after we thought he was confined to a wheelchair for life, joked about it.  “I guess I don’t need my walker if I can carry it around” he joked. 

This year has been quite the year.  Deep down I hoped that my dad would walk again.  Realistically, I hoped that he would smile.  How lucky and blessed am I to get both.

#youwouldthinkitwasmonday

I bought DECAF coffee at the store last night. Ummm? I don’t drink decaf. Gifting to my mom. What.